but he is at 69%, which is down from 77% right after hurricane sandy. he is riding high, governor dean. does this -- does this hurt him in the long run, do you think? >> i think not taking the exchanges probably doesn't hurt that much because people don't really fully understand the exchanges yet, and because the federal exchange will probably move the cause of the single payer further down the line. but i think not taking the medicaid money will be an enormous mistake. i have not heard him say that, and i don't think he will say that. i think he is much too pragmatic for that. >> we talk about chris christie being a sort of standard bearer for bipartisanship largely because of the photo ops around hurricane sandy. but when you look at his political record, he has not been particularly supportive of unions, and hazy been very much criticized by the left for shutting down infrastructure spending. >> i think, you know, he is basically positioning himself for reelection. he has done that pretty well. but let's not forget that george w. bush had popularity